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What roles did Ahmad Iman Ali hold, and when?

Ahmad Iman Ali

Kenyan national whom the UN and US designated in 2018 as the leader of al-Shabaab's Kenyan branch.

Latest source 27 Oct 2026Updated 27 Oct 20266 sources

FormerNow

1 dated role on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 2012
    Leader of al-Shabaab in Kenya (as designated) al-Shabaab Date uncertain

    The UN and the US State Department stated he has led al-Shabaab's operations in Kenya since 2012.1 2

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryNarrative summary: Ahmad Iman Ali (SOi.016)United Nations Security Council · 8 Mar 2018
  2. PrimaryState Department Terrorist Designations of Ahmad Iman Ali and Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi (media note, reproduced)U.S. Department of State (via GlobalSecurity.org) · 8 Mar 2018

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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